# godly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɑdli/ · frequency rank #20,649

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a god
2. Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous.
3. Gloriously good.

## Etymology
From god + -ly (adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **GOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gol)
- **gold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gold)
- **golf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-golf)
- **gods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gods)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gory)
- **goofy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-goofy)
- **gould** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gould)
- **gully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gully)
- **goody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-goody)
- **gooey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gooey)
- **golly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-golly)
- **Gordy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-gordy)
- **googly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/godly-vs-googly)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/god-vs-godly)
- **goal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goal-vs-godly)
- **goals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goals-vs-godly)
- **girly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girly-vs-godly)
- **giddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giddy-vs-godly)
- **gilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilly-vs-godly)
- **gladly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gladly-vs-godly)

## Common misspellings (8)
`gdoly`, `ggodly`, `goddly`, `godlly`, `godlyy`, `godyl`, `goldy`, `ogdly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/godly